Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for 36.________ hands. Most people were reluctant（不情愿） to work on 37._______ along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful 38.________that raged across the Atlantic， wreaking havoc（浩劫，灾难） on the buildings and crops. As the farmer 39.________ applicants for the job， he 40._________ a steady stream of refusals.

　　41._________， a short， thin man， well past middle age， approached the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand？” the farmer asked him.

　　“Well， I can 42._________ when the wind blows，” answered the 43.________ man.

　　Although 44._________ by this answer， the farmer， desperate（不顾一切的） for 45.________， hired him. The man worked well around the farm， 46.________ from dawn to dusk， and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work.

　　Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore. 47._________ out of bed， the farmer grabbed（抓起） a lantern and 48.________ next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He 49.________ the little man and yelled， “Get up！ A storm is coming！ Tie things down before they blow away！”

　　The little man 50________ in bed and said 51.________， “No sir. I told you， I can sleep when the wind blows.”

　　Enraged by the response， the farmer was tempted to 52.________ him on the spot. Instead， he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his 53.________， he discovered that all of the haystacks（干草垛） had been covered with tarpaulins（油布）. The cows were in the barn， the chickens were in the coops（鸡笼）， and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could blow away.

　　The farmer then understood what his hired hand 54.__________， so he returned to his bed to also sleep 55.________ the wind blew.

36.A.hired            B.applied  C.took        D.got

37.A.field            B.garden   C.farm        D.park

38.A.winds           B.storms   C.huricane     D.flood

39.A.interviewed      B.trained   C.saw         D.visited 

40.A.accepted        B.received   C.refused      D.offered

41.A.Surprisingly     B.Luckily     C.Obviously    D.Finally

42.A.work        B.do       C.sleep       D.help   

43.A.strong       B.young     C.little      D.kind

44.A.pleased     B.satisfied     C.surprised    D.puzzled

450.A.help        B.pleasure     C.man        D.work

46.A.happy       B.sad         C.tired        D.busy

47.A.Coming      B.Leaving     C.Jumping     D.Going

48.A.ran          B.rushed      C.went        D.moved

49.A.beat         B.shook       C.shouted      D.stroke

505.A.put on        B.rolled over   C.got up       D.sat    

51.A.firmly        B.happily      C.delightly    D.angrily

52.A.kill          B.instruct      C.fire         D.inform

53.A.surprise       B.joy         C.regret       D.sadness

54.A.expected      B.prepared     C.offered      D.meant

55.A.when        B.as           C.after        D.while

　　One day a farmer bought four donkeys at the market-place.He got 　1　 the back of one of them and began to ride home.2　 he was riding along,he 　3　 that there were only three donkeys 　4　 before him.He hoped to see four.“I 　5　 what has happened,”he said to himself.“I bought and paid 　6　 four donkeys,but now it appears 　7　 I have three.”He was 　8　,of course,to count the donkey he was riding.

When he got home,his wife 　9　 him in front of their house.“I see that you bought some fine donkeys,”she said.“　10　 you buy them for a good price?”?

“Yes,I did,”he said.“But 　11　 surprised me.I bought donkeys at the market this morning.And I am sure I had all four 　12　 me when I left the village.But now it seems that I have only three.See?”He 　13　 counted them,“One,two,three,”He still did not 　14　 that he rode one of the donkeys in the village and was 　15　 on its back 　 16　 that very moment.?

　　　 17　 his wife looked at him,waiting for him to smile,for she 　18　 he was joking. Then when she found that he was not,she turned away and laughed.“　19　 strange it is!”she said.“You see 　20　 three donkeys but I see five.”?

1.A.up　　　　　　　　 B.on　　　　　　　　　　 C.down　　　　　　　　 D.off

2.A.Since　　　　　　　　 B.For　　　　　　　　　　C.As　　　　　　　　　　 D.Before

3.A.noticed　　　　　　B.watched　　　　　　 C.heard　　　　　　　　 D.looked

4.A.were walking B.which walking C.walking　　　　　　 D.to walk

5.A.know　　　　　　 B.wonder　　　　　　C.think　　　　　　　　 D.suppose

6.A.on　　　　　　　　 B.off　　　　　　　　　　 C.for　　　　　　　　　　 D.to

7.A.where　　　　　　 B.when　　　　　　　　 C.what　　　　　　　　 D.that

8.A.forgetting　　 B.remembering　　 C.hoping　　　　　　 D.getting

9.A.put　　　　　　　　 B.met　　　　　　　　　　C.told　　　　　　　　　　D.spoke

10.A.Will　　　　　　 B.Shall　　　　　　　　 C.May　　　　　　　　 D.Did

11.A.everything　　B.something　　　　 C.anything　　　　　　 D.nothing

12.A.with　　　　　　 B.for　　　　　　　　　　 C.together　　　　　　 D.of

13.A.ever　　　　　　 B.still　　　　　　　　 C.yet　　　　　　　　　　 D.even

14.A.remain　　　　 B.think　　　　　　　　 C.remember　　　　 D.forget

15.A.getting　　　　 B.standing　　　　　　C.sitting　　　　　　　　D.putting

16.A.at　　　　　　　　 B.for　　　　　　　　　　 C.in　　　　　　　　　　 D.on

17.A.However　　　　B.At first　　　　　　 C.At last　　　　　　　　D.By the way

18.A.knew　　　　　　 B.thought　　　　　　 C.decided　　　　　　 D.discovered

19.A.What　　　　　　 B.How　　　　　　　　 C.So　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D.Too

20.A.even　　　　　　 B.over　　　　　　　　 C.only　　　　　　　　 D.less than